Category: Japan Travel
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My Top Five Recommendations for Your First Time to Tokyo
Because I’ve lived in Tokyo for over ten years, I get a lot of questions from first-time visitors about the best things to see and do. I think it’s time for my top five recommendations honed over years of experience which I hope will ensure that you have a great time during your stay in…
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Golden Gai: One Place Not To Miss When in Tokyo
When most people come to Tokyo, they hit up three main places: Harajuku/Meiji Jingu shrine, Asakusa and Sensoji Temple, and the Shibuya Crossing (the famous huge crosswalk with all the TVs at the top of the buildings featured in most non-Japanese films set in Tokyo). The Shinjuku area is also visited by most tourists because…
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The Best Place to Stay for Your First Time in Tokyo
Finding the best place to stay for your first time in Tokyo is more important than you might think, but most first-time visitors to Tokyo are actually not familiar with any of the names of individual neighborhoods within the city. The place where they end up staying is usually a result of where the hotel…
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The Robot Will Serve You Now – A Trippy Visit to the World’s First Robot-Staffed Hotel
First Things First If you want to see an in-depth look at our visit to the robot hotel, check out Tamatha, Robbie, and I on Robbie’s Youtube video here. The section on Henna Hotel starts at 5:50, but the whole video starting from Fukuoka is a lot of fun. You can see more of the…
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The Art of the Unexpected in Kurashiki, Japan
Some way or another, if you travel long enough, you are bound to meet the Travel Fairy, who I’ve come to define as a person who can take on any age, any gender, any voice, any appearance, you name it, but this person comes into your life to either take you on a journey or…
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Castles, Gardens, and Peach Boys—The Top 5 Things to Do in Okayama, Japan
So where was I going when I visited the new bus terminal in Tokyo that I mentioned in my last post? My primary intention had been to visit the art island of Naoshima, which is only about an hour by train followed by a 20-minute ferry. However, I had also come with the…
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Getting on the Bus from “Busta,” the New All-In-One Bus Terminal in Tokyo, Japan
For the last ten years, I’ve patiently watched a hole in the ground across from the busiest train station in the world take shape. There were many times I wondered what was being built there and if it would ever get done, and just why exactly it was taking so long. Sometime within the last…
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My First Trip to Naoshima, Japan’s Art Island
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to sleep in an art museum? Ever had the chance to walk into an abandoned house only to find a two-story replica of the Statue of Liberty? Posed with a pumpkin covered in dots at the edge of the sea? Found yourself surrounded by Monet’s “Waterlilies”…
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The Top 10 Things To Know When Moving to Japan
Moving to a new country, especially one as different and as far away as Japan, always comes with its unique challenges. Never fear – Tokyo Becky is here to help! Here are the Top 10 things that I wish I’d known when moving to Japan, and I hope that these will help you as you…
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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know as a First Time Traveler to Japan (Skip This Post at Your Own Risk)
During my 10+ years in Japan, I’ve been stopped countless times in Tokyo by people from all over the world asking questions about how to get the best out of their time traveling in Japan. I’ve also had the pleasure of serving as tour guide to many friends, family, friends of friends, and even people…